A close-up view of a painted bas-relief profile of Queen
Nefertari in 1992 following final conservation treatment.
It is located on the west wall of Chamber G of her tomb. Photo:
Guillermo Aldana.

A view of the Valley of the Queens in 1986, where the tomb
of Nefertari is located. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.

A detailed view of Pillar II in Chamber K (the burial chamber)
before final treatment. Here the goddess Isis offers the ankh,
the symbol of life, to Nefertari. Visible in the center are
small strips of Japanese mulberry bark paper, applied to a
crack during emergency treatment. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.

Wall of the stairs leading down to the burial chamber. Japanese
paper strips applied during the emergency treatment phase
can be seen on the figure of Anubis, the jackal-headed god
of embalming. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.

The south wall of Chamber G before final treatment. Repairs
from previous interventions—and the resulting chromatic alterations—can
be seen. The scene depicts the seven sacred cows and a bull
with the steering oars of the sky. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.

Conservators Adriano Luzi and Hussein Mohamed-Ali at work
on the final treatment of the west wall of Chamber K. Photo:
Guillermo Aldana.

Close-up view of conservator Stephen Rickerby using a brush
to apply solvent to gauze facing from a previous intervention
in order to solubilize it for removal. Gauze facing had already
been removed from one section and the fragile area has been
temporarily consolidated with strips of Japanese paper. Photo:
Guillermo Aldana.

Close-up view of conservator Lorenza D'Alessandro using a
scalpel to insert new plaster fill in a lacuna on the image
of the god Osiris. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.

Conservator Paolo Pastorello in Chamber K consolidates lifted
plaster by injecting adhesive fill into the lacuna. The adhesive
is inserted with a syringe. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.

Close-up view of a gold fragment from a bracelet, found in
Chamber O during dust removal in preparation for conservation
treatment. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.

Detail of hieroglyphics on the west wall of Chamber K after
final treatment. Edge (outline) repairs from previous interventions
were removed and new plaster fills are in place. Much small-scale
work has been done on small lacunae and cracks. Photo: Guillermo
Aldana.

East side of the north wall in Chamber K (the burial chamber)
after final treatment. The wall painting depicts the gods
Anubis, Hathor, and Osiris. Photo: Guillermo Aldana.

South side of the east wall of Chamber G after final treatment.
Queen Nefertari stands before a pile of offerings heaped up
before the god Atum (not seen). Photo: Guillermo Aldana.